Folding chair



March 26, 1929. w, E, KIDDER 1,707,018

FOLDING CHAIR Original Filed July 13, 1925 Z I gmnnto-t E 11.11. I 1 6 mmm i. may 3K Patented Mer. 26;. 1929.

WILLIAM E. KIDDER, F KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

FOLDING- CHAIR.

Application filed July 13 1325, Serial No. l3,24=1.

" clearly defined end pointed out in the claim.

A structure embodying the features of my invention is clearlyillustinted in the accompsnying' drawing: forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. l is a front perspective view of my improved folding chair. I

Fig. H is o perspective VltlW of my improved chair partially folded.

Fig. Ill is a plan view oi": the folded chair.

Fig". IV is a side view of the folded choir.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts'in all of the views. I

Referring to the drawing the front legs 1, 1 and rear legs 2, 2 tllB pivotully connected at 3 to be swung); to crossed relution when erected or collapsedinto the same plane with the front legs at the outer side of the "cor legs The front legs are substuntiully long;- er than the rear so that the upper our s or the front legs project substantially above the )itllll) of the upper ends of the rear legs. 'lhe reor lens are connected by the crossrungs 3 and 4, the pivot d constituting tr cross-rung.

The back side bars 42 are pirotally mounted on the outside of the upper ends of the front logs the pivots being subslunliully spaced tron'i the lower ends of the buck side bars. This perinits these back side burs being: collapsed ut the outo sides of the front leg's l, the legs and back burs being of the some width.

The back slots 7 are secured on toe rear edges of the back side hers so thut when the chair is collapsed these back sluts lie across and are supported by the collapsed legs. The back bars are connected at their lower ends bythe cross rod 8 which engages in the notches 9 when the chair is erected, limiting the rearward movement of the back Renewed February 6, 1929.

and,- through the seat to be described, supporting the rear legs in their open position. The seat bars 10 are pivotolly mounted on this cross rod 8 and are pivoted at 11 to the upper ends of the rear legs.

The slats 12 of the seat are secured on the upper edges of these bars 10, the li'ront slats 13 being ol such length that they rest upon the legs when the chair is collapsed. This performs the double purpose of securing the desired width to the seat and also the slots are ellectively supported when the chair is collapsed so that heavy weights may be placed upon the collapsed chair without llliQ- lihood of breaking the back or sent slots, or distorting the parts by putting; undue stress upon the pivot My improved chair is very economical to product-i may be made of light materiel, end at the some time is strong and durable.

Having thus described my invention what I claim new and desire to secure by Le ters Patent is:

In a folding chair the combination of front and rear legs pivotolly connected to be swung to crossed relation or to be collapsed into the same plane with the trout legs lying at the outside ot the rear lens the front legs extending shove the upper ends of the rein. legs a puir of heel; side bars pivotully mounted on the outer sides of the upper ends of the rear legs to be cellopsed forwerr ly at the outside. of the front logs, the pivots being dis iosed in spaced rc lation to the lower ends of said side bins, a cross rod connecting the lower ends of the buclr bars and coucting with the frontlegs limiting the rearward movement o"? the bucln. back sluts secured on the rear edges oi? the said back side burs so that the buck burs may be collapsed toiwi'urrlly into th plane oi. the legs with the buck sluts resting thereon and supported therel'iy, sent burs pivotully mounted on said back cross rod and on the upper ends oi? the rear legs, and sent sluts secured on the upper edges oi said seut burs the rear seat shits being of such length us to swing between the upper ends of the front legs and the front seat SltltS being of such lengtl'r as to overlap and rest upon the collapsed to be supported thereby when the chair is collapsed.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM E. KIDDER. 

